You Can’t Please Everyone

Let me tell you a few things about myself. I’m the type of person that wants to please everyone and never wants to have anyone dislike me or say anything bad about me. Yes, I know in life…this is impossible. It is a hard thing to learn and it is hard to deal with people sometimes.

The worst type of person to deal with is the “bully”. I’m not just talking schoolyards, but bullies in life. The people that have to constantly bring others down to make themselves feel better and in control. The people that think nothing is ever good enough for them because they are the best. Don’t you wish these kind of people would just go away? Or more positively, just learn to be kinder?

But as I get older, I have to learn over and over that you can’t please everyone. Everything can’t work out perfect. There will always be bullies in life that want to bring you down. All you can do is find ways to distance yourself from them or cut ties permanently. If this bully is someone you can’t do this with, such as a family member, you have to learn to not take things so personally. This is something I struggle with too. I wear my heart on my sleeve and am very sensitive to harsh words. But as cheesy as it sounds, everyone and everything sent in your life is there for a reason. The reason may be to lead you to another option that works better for you, to teach you a lesson, or maybe even develop thicker skin.
So tell us, how do you deal with bullies in life?